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“Happiness for the soul in an enchanted landscape” Claudia Collard, L’Echo de Frontenac

Festival Concerts

Thursday, July 26, 8 pm Pre-Festival Concert: Opera Arias

and Spanish Guitar Music Parc des Vétérans, Lac-Mégantic

Saturday, July 28, 8 pm Opening Concert: The Artesian Guitar Quartet, Voices & Flute Église St-Alphonse, Stornoway

Sunday, July 29, 11 am Saint-Paul de Cumberland Mills

Church presents Guitars, Voice & Flute

Saint-Paul de Cumberland Mills Ch. Saint-Simon-les-Mines

Sunday, July 29, 1 pm Frank Cassara, percussion

Chapelle du rang 1 Lac-Mégantic

Sunday, July 29, 4 pm Jeffrey Marcus, piano & Invited

Musicians Église St-Vital, Lambton

Monday, July 30, 8 pm Musicians from a

Songe d'été en musique Église St-Gabriel, Stratford

Tuesday, July 31, 8 pm Jeffrey Marcus, piano and Frank Cassara, percussion

Polyvalente Montignac Lac-Mégantic

Wednesday, August 1, TBA Special Surprise Performances by

Festival Students Through the Day Parc du Mont Mégantic Notre-Dame-des-Bois

Wednesday, August 1, 6:30 pm Music in Time and Space

Musicians from a Songe d'été en musique Mont Mégantic Astrolab

Notre-Dame-des-Bois

Thursday, August 2, 8 pm Opera Scenes & Arias

Singers from the Festival's Vocal Studio (Advanced Vocal Program)

Église St-Vital, Lambton

Friday, August 3, 12 noon Outdoor Free Concert

Musicians from a Songe d'été en musique

La Maison du Granit, Lac-Drolet

Friday, August 3, 8 pm Chamber Music For Strings and Piano

Jeffrey Marcus - piano, Veronica Salas - viola, Maureen Hynes - cello

Église de Saint-Romain Saint-Romain

Saturday, August 4, 8 pm Festival Chorus Concert

Dr. Sharon A. Hansen, Festival Chorus Conductor

Église St-Vital, Lambton

Sunday, August 5, 12 pm Student Concert

Free Concert Église de Saint-Romain,

Saint-Romain

Sunday, August 5, 4 pm Final Concert

Faculty and Students Église St-Vital, Lambton

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Open Programs (All Ages – All Levels of Musical Experience)

Ensembles Children's Choir directed by Emily Klonowski Rock Ensemble with the Guitar Faculty Chamber Ensemble with Festival Faculty Festival Chorus directed by Dr. Sharon A. Hansen Community Voice Workshop with Emily Klonowski

Lessons Guitar, Electric and Classical with Guitar Faculty Woodwind and Brass with Samantha Clarke Strings with String Faculty Voice with Emily Klonowski and Voice Faculty

Registration Information Tuition for Ensembles: $60.00 (CA) per student; $50.00 (CA) per individual for Festival Chorus (includes Community Workshop and individual mini-voice lesson). Rehearsals one hour every day (Monday - Friday), one concert.

Tuition for Individual Lessons: $275.00 (CA), total of five (5) lessons scheduled Monday to Friday, 45 minutes each. Concert Sunday, August 5. If you would like to take less than five (5) lessons, individual lessons can be arranged for $60.00 (CA) for a 60 minute lesson.

Tuition for Classes: Master classes: $20.00 (CA) per class for performers; $10.00 (CA) per class for auditors, free for Festival students or with a Festival Pass

Tuition for all programs may be paid through the mail or via PayPal using a PayPal account or a VISA, Master Card, Discover or American Express debit or credit card.

For class descriptions and further information please visit www.midsummermusiquebec.com

Vocal Program The highly successful Vocal Program brings together students from throughout the U.S. and Canada. In 2017 participants were featured in Recitals, Opera Scenes and Aria programs and Chamber Music.

Singers will study, coach and perform in an idyllic setting in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Canada. Private instruction and classes are guided by a staff of voice teachers, coaches and guest artists.

The program's daily schedule includes: o Voice Lessons o Coachings o Master classes o Opera and Song Performance o Festival Chorus o Chamber Ensembles

New in 2018, the Songe d'été en musique Vocal Studio with Thomas Goodheart, an 11 day intensive professionally focused program that seeks to blend high caliber training for the young singer with extensive performance opportunities. Approximately 15 singers will be chosen.

Faculty: Thomas Goodheart (Vocal Program Coordinator), Jean Miller Goodheart.

Vocal Coach/Accompanist: John Isenberg.

Registration Information All fees are in Canadian Dollars. Tuition: $900.00 (CAD) with lodging, $600.00 (CAD) without lodging. The deadline to apply is June 10, 2018. A non-refundable deposit of $300.00 (CA) is due by June 15, 2018. Balance is due July 1.

Tuition for all programs may be paid through the mail or via PayPal using a PayPal account or a VISA, Master Card, Discover or American Express debit or credit card.

For class descriptions and further information please visit www.midsummermusiquebec.com

Instrumental Program An instrumental program designed for the professional, student and amateur musician featuring: o Performance Classes o Chamber Ensembles o Baroque String Ensemble o Lessons in Classical/Electric Guitar, Modern/ Baroque

Violin, Cello, Viola, Piano o Guitar Ensemble o Guitar Technique o Accompanying

Faculty: Harris Becker, James Erickson, Maureen Hynes, Laura Lessard, Veronica Salas.

Guest Artists: Frank Cassara, Jeffrey Marcus, Michael Roberts, Jeffrey Wahl.

Registration Information All fees are in Canadian Dollars.

Tuition: $900.00 (CAD) with lodging, $600.00 (CA) without lodging.

The deadline to apply is May 15, 2018.

A non-refundable deposit of $300.00 (CA) is due by June 1, 2018. Balance is due July 1.

Tuition for all programs may be paid through the mail or via PayPal using a PayPal account or a VISA, Master Card, Discover or American Express debit or credit card.

For class descriptions and further information please visit www.midsummermusiquebec.com

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